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PublishedFebruary 9, 2023
Maine officials believed relief checks were tax exempt – but never asked the IRS
Lawmakers who negotiated the payments say they believed the pandemic-era aid would be tax-free, but a Maine Revenue Service official says no such assurance was made.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2023
Tax season thrown into chaos as IRS weighs taxing Maine relief checks
Even though some taxpayers already have filed, the state is one of nearly two dozen where federal officials have yet to determine whether the payments are taxable.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2023
Maine could become 12th state to enact paid family leave
Advocates will descend on the State House on Tuesday to lobby for the benefit as the Legislature takes up the proposal.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Gov. Mills nominates York County judge for seat on state’s top court
Superior Court Justice Wayne R. Douglas of Old Orchard Beach previously served as former Gov. Angus King's chief legal adviser before becoming a judge in 2002.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
Gov. Mills to deliver State of the Budget address Feb. 14
The governor will speak to a joint session of the Legislature about her $10.3 billion two-year budget proposal.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Gov. Mills nominates director of new health care agency
Meg Garratt-Reed has been nominated to be executive director of the Office of Affordable Health Care.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Maine begins mailing $450 relief checks
The Mills administration says it plans to mail out 200,000 a week, and that the 'vast majority' of the 880,000 eligible taxpayers should receive them by the end of March.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Time seems ripe for bipartisan action on income tax cuts in Maine
As the state enjoys a record surplus, lawmakers from both parties have submitted proposals that would reduce taxes for lower-income Mainers.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
State lawmakers prepare to weigh more than 2,000 bills, $10.3 billion budget proposal
With control of both the House and Senate, Democrats will set the agenda, but Republicans still hope to leave their mark.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2023
Mills said she wouldn’t seek to alter Maine abortion law. What changed?
Despite saying during the campaign that she had 'no plans to change the current law,' the governor has unveiled a bill that would extend abortion access beyond fetal viability when approved by a medical professional.
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